I used to het pelican itch really bad so I used a suncream with insecticide in it and it worked well
Select to expand quoteShifu said..
What the heck kind of water are you guys sailing in??? 
I suspect they are growing extra digits etc
Select to expand quoteShifu said..
What the heck kind of water are you guys sailing in???
Well there are horses in it sometimes every day (tourist horse rides on the beach and in the water), as well as dogs, both can carry ringworm.
So here are the two things I have been doing to prevent ringworm infections, 1) wash clothes with a detergent with color safe bleach and also Borax, in hot water, while making sure I do not overload washing machine, and 2) scrub chest, upper arms, top of shoulders with a dandruff shampoo before the session, and if I got my chest wet during the session do the same afterwards. Ringworm needs dead skin cells to grow, so scrubbing with dandruff shampoo removes food source and leaves behind an anti-fugal too.
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So here are the two things I have been doing to prevent ringworm infections, 1) wash clothes with a detergent with color safe bleach and also Borax, in hot water, while making sure I do not overload washing machine, and 2) scrub chest, upper arms, top of shoulders with a dandruff shampoo before the session, and if I got my chest wet during the session do the same afterwards. Ringworm needs dead skin cells to grow, so scrubbing with dandruff shampoo removes food source and leaves behind an anti-fugal too.
Just make sure to add an extra rinse cycle to get all the Borax out!
Ringworm is a type of Tinea. Infection can come from many sources but swimming would be unlikely. Direct contact is a more likely source, Can be from contact animals, people, clothing e.g. hats, even shower floors. Seek advice from a medical professional.
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Ringworm is a type of Tinea. Infection can come from many sources but swimming would be unlikely. Direct contact is a more likely source, Can be from contact animals, people, clothing e.g. hats, even shower floors. Seek advice from a medical professional.
Try swimming in water that just had 10 large horses stroll through it with the water up to their backs!, and some days they are going by every 1-2 hours. And I admit, I do like to pet peoples dogs that pass by me, now careful to wash hands afterwards, both horses and dogs can carry ringworm.
Sea bather's eruption | DermNet NZ
Could be Sea bather's eruption. Details below.
dermnetnz.org/topics/sea-bathers-eruption
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Sea bather's eruption | DermNet NZ
Could be Sea bather's eruption. Details below.
dermnetnz.org/topics/sea-bathers-eruption
Definitely not sea bathers eruption, I get the characteristic expanding red ring of a ring worm infection. Scrubbing chest with dandruff shampoo couple times a week, and always before foiling and afterwards if my chest gets wet, is working. Take away the dead skin cells and no food for it!
So far so good, no more ringworm even after being in water a lot recently. Just have to remember to keep scrubbing chest regularly with dollar store dandruff shampoo.
Oh, and also now washing tops I use while windfoiling in a detergent with color safe bleach, just wash/soak in a small tub in the sink since I do not do laundry that often (save up cloths for big loads).
